Have you heard about the eight-year-old Italian boy who invented a new Italian word? In a classroom assignment, Matteo unsed an unfamiliar word. He described a flower as a “petaloso” – full of petals. While “petaloso” does not officially exist in the Italian dictionary, it made sense – combining “petalo” (“petal”) and the suffix “-oso” (meaning “full of”). It is similar to the English word, “petalous” – meaning of flowers having petals. But so much more descriptive. His teacher marked […]

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